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Stealing the show

Opportunity
makes a thief, they say. It must be true as thieves aren’t born. That could be
the reason many guard against valuables seldom leaving any chance for
‘probable’ thieves. It’s quite normal for any of us to protect our valuables at
public places and even at homes when maids, construction workers or labourers
engaged for some work are around and there is nothing wrong in it. If grabbing
the opportunity is quite natural for a thief, shielding precious things is as
much human. Of course, extra protective tendency or a sense of over-possession
is absolutely unwelcome, but taking due care is both, obvious and necessary.
What’s more interesting is in spite of all precautions, we can never predict
anything as burglars, since times immemorial, have always been smarter and
sharper than us!

However, the other day, I was in
a strange situation. I was safeguarding nothing and on the contrary, I wanted
something to be stolen away! Yes, I repeat, as I am well aware of what I am
saying.

That day, my so-called trusted
footwear caused me embarrassment when its belt snapped. As I was heading for an
important assignment, I urgently bought a new pair of sandals. I urgently
replaced the old ones and headed for my work as I was getting late. I deliberately
left the old footwear, wrapped in a brand-new box in a nice bag on my bike
(probably hoping it will disappear).

After good two hours, the
attractive packet was untouched. I found it surprising on an abuzz road with
heavy traffic. On the same road, a couple of days back, my vegetable carry-bag
was stolen when I had vanished for a couple of minutes. Even after returning to
office in the noon, I left the box on
the bike again and still no one saw the opportunity till late evening. People
must not be touching deserted bags because of bomb scare, I thought. To avoid
the potential panic, I removed it and kept it in the parking. After three days
when it was still lying there, I eventually asked a housekeeper to clear it. I
was still wondering nobody had bothered to open the packet…

We have heard and experienced
many instances of valuables like cash, jewellery, ATM and debit cards,
electronic gadgets like mobiles and laptops being stolen despite every care.
Most of the times, we can’t even make out how swiftly thieves operate. How
strange it is that certain things remain safe when we unknowingly leave them
somewhere like keys to bikes, cars even to house doors!!! Genuine auto or taxi
drivers also return valuables to owners, no matter how much lucrative it could
be.

In short, there are no specific
parameters to what could and what couldn’t be stolen as honesty matters and
thieves, too, might be having their integrity. Perhaps, only burglars could be
in a position to throw light here as they say, set a thief to catch a thief!
They, too, need challenges as no ordinary thief would be interested in stealing
acorns from a blind pig…

And non-attachment seems the only
way for common men, not because we are spiritual but that appears to be the
only solution…

-KanChan

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